I have been vacationing in The Abacos regularly since 1973. The earlier times almost exclusively at the Green Turtle Club on the Cay of the same name. That was just months prior to their independence from Great Britain. The Abacos fought to remain part of the British Commonwealth but failed in their bid to do so. However Turks and Caicos the two most southeasterly islands, remained under the British crown. Early times.
Jumping ahead to 1990 we moved to Longboat Key (Sarasota) Fl. This afforded us the ability to travel to the Abacos and see the islands the way they should be seen, by boat. I've made six trips in all in three different boats and all named Motu Iti. One of those was solo. Those stories are here.